NHL 15 Available Now For EA Access Subscribers, Post Your Impressions

[bigwill33]

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Honestly I don't think anything is guaranteed at this point. It's one thing to have the same gameplay flaws because so many NHL gamers play online and don't see how bad the AI side of things is. However, to not include all of those online modes is going to severely hit next gen sales. That's how this game sells. I feel bad for anybody out there who goes into buying NHL 15 next gen thinking everything in last gen will be available to them. Obviously with the internet most people do their research before hand, but there are still some who don't. I know this is the only NHL game on the market, but we've seen it before with games. One minute they are here and the next they are gone, even if it's the only choice for that particular sport on the market. I know the odds of it being cancelled aren't very good at all, but I guess I'm just saying I wouldn't be shocked to not see NHL next year or at least a couple years down the road.

This game has survived lockouts and work stoppages and different development teams and consoles coming and going. It will likely keep chugging along unless there is a major lawsuit that jumps up and costs the parent company way too much money to keep it going.

I cannot imagine this game costs that much to develop. And while the sales are under a million per year overall they still get the hardcore people like us that need a hockey game like an addict needs crack to purchase it year in and year out. And even if we don't they still have micro transactions and HUT and all that fun stuff to rake in the cash.

It would take several years of losing money for this franchise to be cancelled. The license is cheap compared to other sports and there is no competition. You will know things are going down when they start dropping Euro leagues and equipment sponsors from the game because of money considerations.

[twelveone]

Yep. Pretty much.

The only thing I'll be upset about to be honest is that if we can't edit players that means we can't edit their jersey numbers. And as it seems EA has taken out features that previously existed in the game, I'm now worried that they removed the retired jersey numbers from the game. There's nothing that drives me more nuts than having some schmuck wear #4 on the Bruins or some jabroni wearing #9 on the Red Wings. Worst of all, if we can't change players' numbers as some rookie is wearing #21 or #9 on the Hawks, I'm done.

Call it a small issue if you want, but I am indeed a hardcore player. No doubt about it. If there's any doubt about that check the links in my signature.

Good lord!! What is EA doing?? Why remove edit player? Seriously why? There was absolutely no reason to take that out, Im really deciding against getting this game now I think. This feels like the tip of the iceberg to me, edit player will probably get patched in at some point after they realize the outrage that has occurred. I believe Madden did something similar a few years back and that didn't work out too well for them.

[boxers]

NHL 15 Available Now For EA Access Subscribers, Post Your Impressions

Guys, I simmed to the draft ran into the same problem as the one in the YouTube vid. It seems like a glitch that can be patched because I still received a notification telling me to change my trade block pre draft and noticed teams had made deals during the draft.

It is likely that they game is failing to provide a prompt to enter the draft and thus is forcing you to simulate.

Seems like EA may have just shipped an unfinished product features-wise. Disappointing but I believe it'll be fixable. Hopefully this will not be like what happened with madden on xbox 360 when it first launched.

Edit: spelling errors due to tapatalk and apple corrections

[CupCrazyManiac]

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Is the custom camera option still in?

No, no custom camera at all. Only all the other cams are still in.

[PPerfect_CJ]

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Can anyone confirm that the game still has ice?

[lockjaw333]

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Can anyone confirm that the game still has ice?

Can confirm, however there is nothing to do on it.

[twelveone]

Can anyone confirm that the game still has ice?

hahahahahahahhahahahahhaha, nope that's coming as a DLC in november/december.

[AdamJones113]

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Can anyone confirm that the game still has ice?

No, but you can scout it and listen to Doc and Eddie while scouting it.


My take:
Wow. Why?

I think sliders would go a long way for this game. Are there sliders?? I'm worried about penalties.

The gameplay seems not terrible, but it more than anything seems transparent; that goes for the entire game as well.

[Elite49]

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Oof as someone who didn't care for the other changes coming into today, these are bad. Real bad. Hoping for some Madden 13 patch-ins like they said in that press release.


The no fantasy draft going into BeAGM is real bad news for me. Hopefully we can get some response to these TODAY. Give us something that you're "working" on other than OTP. That patch better not be just that.

As someone who's on PS4, can anyone upload or even save a replay with Xbox DVR function and see if it saves audio?

[codywar11]

You think NHL 15 is a step up form Madden 15?

Yea, I mean I agree with most of what he is saying, but Madden15 is just shy of amazing. It's an awesome football simulation for the first time in years, if not ever.

[TerminallyOdd]

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So is it 1080p or still 720p like the demo?

[gopher_guy]

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Am I the only one who doesn't care at all that you can't edit players?

[ThreeKing]

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YIKES.

WOW.

Considering the facts that I haven't played this series since NHL 13, my general love for hockey games, and I already have this paid off, makes this a must-get title for me.

Having said that, this is completely unacceptable. It almost feels like they're trying to alienate their fanbase.

I'm very aware of how some software companies won't give you the 'house-and-the-farm' on the very first iteration of a new console, but this is ridiculous.

Here's to hoping they patch the snot out of this game, sort of like UFC is doing.

[thbends]

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I need a Hockey game though. Guess I'll get it for XBOX 360 or PS3.

[CarryTheWeight]

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Wow. Reading this thread has changed my mind a TON about this game, and I'm usually an optimist...not to mention a person who loves presentational features. Even I can't see enough I like about this game to spend full price.

Almost inexcusable to me when most of the PS4/XB1 EA Sports titles (Live and UFC excluded) contain nearly every feature that was there last gen. If FIFA or Madden were to get this treatment, the uproar would be deafening.

Now with a tremendously nerfed Be a GM and player editing features seemingly gone, I seriously hope EA Canada takes the same approach they did with UFC and add free features/content updates throughout the year. That's an example of a game that's doing it right, and that will be the one of the only things that could potentially save the damage that's already been done to NHL's reputation.